diff --git a/scripts/gdb/linux/Makefile b/scripts/gdb/linux/Makefile
index d77ad9079d0f..fd1402c0a1a1 100644
--- a/scripts/gdb/linux/Makefile
+++ b/scripts/gdb/linux/Makefile
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ ifdef building_out_of_srctree
 symlinks := $(patsubst $(src)/%,%,$(wildcard $(src)/*.py))
 
 quiet_cmd_symlink = SYMLINK $@
-      cmd_symlink = ln -fsn $(patsubst $(obj)/%,$(abspath $(srctree))/$(src)/%,$@) $@
+      cmd_symlink = ln -fsn $(patsubst $(obj)/%,$(src)/%,$@) $@
 
 always-y += $(symlinks)
 $(addprefix $(obj)/, $(symlinks)): FORCE